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He set them up as his own gods, bowed down to them and burned sacrifices to them. <a href="/nlt/2_chronicles/25.htm">New Living Translation</a> When King Amaziah returned from slaughtering the Edomites, he brought with him idols taken from the people of Seir. He set them up as his own gods, bowed down in front of them, and offered sacrifices to them! <a href="/esv/2_chronicles/25.htm">English Standard Version</a> After Amaziah came from striking down the Edomites, he brought the gods of the men of Seir and set them up as his gods and worshiped them, making offerings to them. <a href="/bsb/2_chronicles/25.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> When Amaziah returned from the slaughter of the Edomites, he brought back the gods of the Seirites, set them up as his own gods, bowed before them, and burned sacrifices to them. <a href="/kjv/2_chronicles/25.htm">King James Bible</a> Now it came to pass, after that Amaziah was come from the slaughter of the Edomites, that he brought the gods of the children of Seir, and set them up to be his gods, and bowed down himself before them, and burned incense unto them. <a href="/nkjv/2_chronicles/25.htm">New King James Version</a> Now it was so, after Amaziah came from the slaughter of the Edomites, that he brought the gods of the people of Seir, set them up to be his gods, and bowed down before them and burned incense to them. <a href="/nasb_/2_chronicles/25.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> Now after Amaziah came from slaughtering the Edomites, he brought the gods of the sons of Seir and set them up as his gods. Then he bowed down before them and burned incense to them. <a href="/nasb/2_chronicles/25.htm">NASB 1995</a> Now after Amaziah came from slaughtering the Edomites, he brought the gods of the sons of Seir, set them up as his gods, bowed down before them and burned incense to them. <a href="/nasb77/2_chronicles/25.htm">NASB 1977 </a> Now it came about after Amaziah came from slaughtering the Edomites that he brought the gods of the sons of Seir, set them up as his gods, bowed down before them, and burned incense to them. <a href="/lsb/2_chronicles/25.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> Now it happened that after Amaziah came from striking down the Edomites, he brought the gods of the sons of Seir, set them up as his gods, worshiped them, and burned incense to them. <a href="/amp/2_chronicles/25.htm">Amplified Bible</a> After Amaziah came back from the slaughter of the Edomites, he brought the gods of the sons of Seir, and set them up to be his gods, bowed before them, and burned incense to them. <a href="/csb/2_chronicles/25.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> After Amaziah came from the attack on the Edomites, he brought the gods of the Seirites and set them up as his gods. He worshiped before them and burned incense to them. <a href="/hcsb/2_chronicles/25.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> After Amaziah came from the attack on the Edomites, he brought the gods of the Seirites and set them up as his gods. He worshiped before them and burned incense to them. <a href="/asv/2_chronicles/25.htm">American Standard Version</a> Now it came to pass, after that Amaziah was come from the slaughter of the Edomites, that he brought the gods of the children of Seir, and set them up to be his gods, and bowed down himself before them, and burned incense unto them. <a href="/cev/2_chronicles/25.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> After Amaziah had defeated the Edomite army, he returned to Jerusalem. He took with him the idols of the Edomite gods and set them up. Then he bowed down and offered them sacrifices. <a href="/erv/2_chronicles/25.htm">English Revised Version</a> Now it came to pass, after that Amaziah was come from the slaughter of the Edomites, that he brought the gods of the children of Seir, and set them up to be his gods, and bowed down himself before them, and burned incense unto them. <a href="/gwt/2_chronicles/25.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> After Amaziah came back from defeating the Edomites, he brought the gods of the people of Seir, set them up as his gods, bowed down to them, and burned sacrifices to them. <a href="/gnt/2_chronicles/25.htm">Good News Translation</a> When Amaziah returned from defeating the Edomites, he brought their idols back with him, set them up, worshiped them, and burned incense to them. <a href="/isv/2_chronicles/25.htm">International Standard Version</a> Later, Amaziah returned from slaughtering the Edomites, but he brought back the gods that had belonged to the men of Seir, set them up as his own gods, worshipped them, and sacrificed offerings to them. <a href="/net/2_chronicles/25.htm">NET Bible</a> When Amaziah returned from defeating the Edomites, he brought back the gods of the people of Seir and made them his personal gods. He bowed down before them and offered them sacrifices. <a href="/nheb/2_chronicles/25.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> Now it happened, after that Amaziah had come from the slaughter of the Edomites, that he brought the gods of the people of Seir, and set them up to be his gods, and bowed down himself before them, and burned incense to them. <a href="/wbt/2_chronicles/25.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> Now it came to pass, after that Amaziah had come from the slaughter of the Edomites, that he brought the gods of the children of Seir, and set them up to be his gods, and bowed himself before them, and burned incense to them.<div class="vheading2">Majority Text Translations</div><a href="/msb/2_chronicles/25.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> When Amaziah returned from the slaughter of the Edomites, he brought back the gods of the Seirites, set them up as his own gods, bowed before them, and burned sacrifices to them. <a href="/web/2_chronicles/25.htm">World English Bible</a> Now after Amaziah had come from the slaughter of the Edomites, he brought the gods of the children of Seir, and set them up to be his gods, and bowed down himself before them and burned incense to them. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/2_chronicles/25.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> And it comes to pass after the coming in of Amaziah from striking the Edomites, that he brings in the gods of the sons of Seir, and establishes them for gods for himself, and bows himself before them, and he makes incense to them. <a href="/ylt/2_chronicles/25.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> And it cometh to pass, after the coming in of Amaziah from smiting the Edomites, that he bringeth in the gods of the sons of Seir, and establisheth them to him for gods, and before them doth bow himself, and to them he maketh perfume. <a href="/slt/2_chronicles/25.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And it will be after Amaziah came from the smiting of the Edomites, and he will bring the gods of the sons of Seir, and he will set them up to him for gods, and worship before them, and burn incense to them.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/2_chronicles/25.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> But Amasias after he had slain the Edomites, set up the gods of the children of Seir, which he had brought thence, to be his gods, and adored them, and burnt incense to them. <a href="/cpdv/2_chronicles/25.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> Truly, after the slaughter of the Edomites, and when the gods of the sons of Seir were brought, Amaziah chose them as gods for himself. And he was adoring them, and burning incense to them. <a href="/nabre/2_chronicles/25.htm">New American Bible</a> When Amaziah returned from his conquest of the Edomites he brought back with him the gods of the people of Seir. He set these up as his own gods; he bowed down before them and offered sacrifice to them. <a href="/nrsvce/2_chronicles/25.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> Now after Amaziah came from the slaughter of the Edomites, he brought the gods of the people of Seir, set them up as his gods, and worshiped them, making offerings to them.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/2_chronicles/25.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> Now it came to pass after Amaziah was come from slaughter of the Edomites, they brought to him the gods of the men of mount Gebal, and he set them up before him and worshipped before them and burned Incense to them. <a href="/hpbt/2_chronicles/25.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> And it happened after Amutsia came, when he returned to destroy the Edomites, they brought to him the gods of the children of the Mount of Gebal, and he stood them up before him, and he worshiped in front of them, and he offered up to them censers of sweet spices.<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/2_chronicles/25.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> Now it came to pass, after that Amaziah was come from the slaughter of the Edomites, that he brought the gods of the children of Seir, and set them up to be his gods, and prostrated himself before them, and offered unto them. <a href="/sep/2_chronicles/25.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> And it came to pass, after Amasias had returned from smiting Idumea, that he brought home the gods of the children of Seir, and set them up for himself as gods, and bowed down before them, and he sacrificed to them. <a href="/parallel/2_chronicles/25-14.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/zGrb4955Tvs?start=6316" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/2_chronicles/25.htm">Amaziah Rebuked for Idolatry</a> 14<a href="/hebrew/1961.htm" title="1961: way·hî (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To fall out, come to pass, become, be. A primitive root; to exist, i.e. Be or become, come to pass."></a> <a href="/hebrew/310.htm" title="310: ’a·ḥă·rê (Prep) -- The hind or following part. From 'achar; properly, the hind part; generally used as an adverb or conjunction, after.">When</a> <a href="/hebrew/558.htm" title="558: ’ă·maṣ·yā·hū (N-proper-ms) -- Or mamatsyahuw; from 'amats and Yahh; strength of Jah; Amatsjah, the name of four Israelites.">Amaziah</a> <a href="/hebrew/935.htm" title="935: ḇō·w (V-Qal-Inf) -- To come in, come, go in, go. A primitive root; to go or come.">returned</a> <a href="/hebrew/5221.htm" title="5221: mê·hak·kō·wṯ (Prep-m:: V-Hifil-Inf) -- To smite. A primitive root; to strike.">from the slaughter</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self.">of</a> <a href="/hebrew/130.htm" title="130: ’ă·ḏō·w·mîm (N-proper-mp) -- A desc. of Edom. Or aedowmiy; patronymic from 'Edom; an Edomite, or descendants from Edom.">the Edomites,</a> <a href="/hebrew/935.htm" title="935: way·yā·ḇê (Conj-w:: V-Hifil-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To come in, come, go in, go. A primitive root; to go or come.">he brought back</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/430.htm" title="430: ’ĕ·lō·hê (N-mpc) -- Plural of 'elowahh; gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used of the supreme God">the gods</a> <a href="/hebrew/1121.htm" title="1121: bə·nê (N-mpc) -- Son. From banah; a son, in the widest sense (like 'ab, 'ach, etc.).">of the Seirites,</a> <a href="/hebrew/8165.htm" title="8165: śê·‘îr (N-proper-fs) -- Formed like sa'iyr; rough; Seir, a mountain of Idumaea and its aboriginal occupants, also one in Palestine."></a> <a href="/hebrew/5975.htm" title="5975: way·ya·‘ă·mî·ḏêm (Conj-w:: V-Hifil-ConsecImperf-3ms:: 3mp) -- To take one's stand, stand. A primitive root; to stand, in various relations.">set them up</a> <a href="/hebrew/lōw (Prep:: 3ms) -- ">as his own</a> <a href="/hebrew/430.htm" title="430: lê·lō·hîm (Prep-l:: N-mp) -- Plural of 'elowahh; gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used of the supreme God">gods,</a> <a href="/hebrew/7812.htm" title="7812: yiš·ta·ḥă·weh (V-Hitpael-Imperf-3ms) -- To bow down. A primitive root; to depress, i.e. Prostrate.">bowed</a> <a href="/hebrew/6440.htm" title="6440: wə·lip̄·nê·hem (Conj-w, Prep-l:: N-mpc:: 3mp) -- Face, faces. Plural of an unused noun; the face; used in a great variety of applications; also as a preposition.">before them,</a> <a href="/hebrew/6999.htm" title="6999: yə·qaṭ·ṭêr (V-Piel-Imperf-3ms) -- To make sacrifices smoke. A primitive root; to smoke, i.e. Turn into fragrance by fire.">and burned sacrifices</a> <a href="/hebrew/wə·lā·hem (Conj-w:: Prep:: 3mp) -- ">to them.</a> 15Therefore the anger of the LORD burned against Amaziah, and He sent him a prophet, who said, “Why have you sought this people’s gods, which could not deliver them from your hand?”…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/exodus/20-3.htm">Exodus 20:3-5</a> You shall have no other gods before Me. / You shall not make for yourself an idol in the form of anything in the heavens above, on the earth below, or in the waters beneath. / You shall not bow down to them or worship them; for I, the LORD your God, am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers on their children to the third and fourth generations of those who hate Me, <a href="/deuteronomy/7-25.htm">Deuteronomy 7:25-26</a> You must burn up the images of their gods; do not covet the silver and gold that is on them or take it for yourselves, or you will be ensnared by it; for it is detestable to the LORD your God. / And you must not bring any detestable thing into your house, or you, like it, will be set apart for destruction. You are to utterly detest and abhor it, because it is set apart for destruction. <a href="/judges/2-11.htm">Judges 2:11-13</a> And the Israelites did evil in the sight of the LORD and served the Baals. / Thus they forsook the LORD, the God of their fathers, who had brought them out of the land of Egypt, and they followed after various gods of the peoples around them. They bowed down to them and provoked the LORD to anger, / for they forsook Him and served Baal and the Ashtoreths. <a href="/1_kings/11-4.htm">1 Kings 11:4-8</a> For when Solomon grew old, his wives turned his heart after other gods, and he was not wholeheartedly devoted to the LORD his God, as his father David had been. / Solomon followed Ashtoreth the goddess of the Sidonians and Milcom the abomination of the Ammonites. / So Solomon did evil in the sight of the LORD; unlike his father David, he did not follow the LORD completely. ... <a href="/2_kings/17-7.htm">2 Kings 17:7-12</a> All this happened because the people of Israel had sinned against the LORD their God, who had brought them out of the land of Egypt from under the hand of Pharaoh king of Egypt. They had worshiped other gods / and walked in the customs of the nations that the LORD had driven out before the Israelites, as well as in the practices introduced by the kings of Israel. / The Israelites secretly did things against the LORD their God that were not right. From watchtower to fortified city, they built high places in all their cities. ... <a href="/isaiah/44-9.htm">Isaiah 44:9-20</a> All makers of idols are nothing, and the things they treasure are worthless. Their witnesses fail to see or comprehend, so they are put to shame. / Who fashions a god or casts an idol which profits him nothing? / Behold, all his companions will be put to shame, for the craftsmen themselves are only human. Let them all assemble and take their stand; they will all be brought to terror and shame. ... <a href="/jeremiah/10-1.htm">Jeremiah 10:1-5</a> Hear the word that the LORD speaks to you, O house of Israel. / This is what the LORD says: “Do not learn the ways of the nations or be terrified by the signs in the heavens, though the nations themselves are terrified by them. / For the customs of the peoples are worthless; they cut down a tree from the forest; it is shaped with a chisel by the hands of a craftsman. ... <a href="/hosea/4-17.htm">Hosea 4:17</a> Ephraim is joined to idols; leave him alone! <a href="/acts/17-29.htm">Acts 17:29-31</a> Therefore, being offspring of God, we should not think that the Divine Being is like gold or silver or stone, an image formed by man’s skill and imagination. / Although God overlooked the ignorance of earlier times, He now commands all people everywhere to repent. / For He has set a day when He will judge the world with justice by the Man He has appointed. He has given proof of this to everyone by raising Him from the dead.” <a href="/romans/1-21.htm">Romans 1:21-23</a> For although they knew God, they neither glorified Him as God nor gave thanks to Him, but they became futile in their thinking and darkened in their foolish hearts. / Although they claimed to be wise, they became fools, / and exchanged the glory of the immortal God for images of mortal man and birds and animals and reptiles. <a href="/1_corinthians/10-19.htm">1 Corinthians 10:19-22</a> Am I suggesting, then, that food sacrificed to an idol is anything, or that an idol is anything? / No, but the sacrifices of pagans are offered to demons, not to God. And I do not want you to be participants with demons. / You cannot drink the cup of the Lord and the cup of demons too; you cannot partake in the table of the Lord and the table of demons too. ... <a href="/galatians/4-8.htm">Galatians 4:8-9</a> Formerly, when you did not know God, you were slaves to those who by nature are not gods. / But now that you know God, or rather are known by God, how is it that you are turning back to those weak and worthless principles? Do you wish to be enslaved by them all over again? <a href="/1_john/5-21.htm">1 John 5:21</a> Little children, keep yourselves from idols. <a href="/2_kings/21-1.htm">2 Kings 21:1-9</a> Manasseh was twelve years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem fifty-five years. His mother’s name was Hephzibah. / And he did evil in the sight of the LORD by following the abominations of the nations that the LORD had driven out before the Israelites. / For he rebuilt the high places that his father Hezekiah had destroyed, and he raised up altars for Baal. He made an Asherah pole, as King Ahab of Israel had done, and he worshiped and served all the host of heaven. ... <a href="/2_chronicles/33-1.htm">2 Chronicles 33:1-9</a> Manasseh was twelve years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem fifty-five years. / And he did evil in the sight of the LORD by following the abominations of the nations that the LORD had driven out before the Israelites. / For he rebuilt the high places that his father Hezekiah had torn down, and he raised up altars for the Baals and made Asherah poles. And he worshiped and served all the host of heaven. ...</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>Now it came to pass, after that Amaziah was come from the slaughter of the Edomites, that he brought the gods of the children of Seir, and set them up to be his gods, and bowed down himself before them, and burned incense to them.he brought<a href="/2_chronicles/28-23.htm">2 Chronicles 28:23</a> For he sacrificed unto the gods of Damascus, which smote him: and he said, Because the gods of the kings of Syria help them, therefore will I sacrifice to them, that they may help me. But they were the ruin of him, and of all Israel.<a href="/isaiah/44-19.htm">Isaiah 44:19</a> And none considereth in his heart, neither is there knowledge nor understanding to say, I have burned part of it in the fire; yea, also I have baked bread upon the coals thereof; I have roasted flesh, and eaten it: and shall I make the residue thereof an abomination? shall I fall down to the stock of a tree?his gods<a href="/exodus/20-3.htm">Exodus 20:3-5</a> Thou shalt have no other gods before me… <a href="/deuteronomy/7-5.htm">Deuteronomy 7:5,25</a> But thus shall ye deal with them; ye shall destroy their altars, and break down their images, and cut down their groves, and burn their graven images with fire… <a href="/2_samuel/5-21.htm">2 Samuel 5:21</a> And there they left their images, and David and his men burned them.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/2_chronicles/25-13.htm">Amaziah</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/25-11.htm">Amazi'ah</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/24-17.htm">Bowed</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/25-10.htm">Burned</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/25-12.htm">Children</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/22-7.htm">Destruction</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/21-10.htm">Edomites</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/21-9.htm">E'domites</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/21-11.htm">Gods</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/14-5.htm">Incense</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/24-14.htm">Offered</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/24-17.htm">Prostrated</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/25-11.htm">Seir</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/25-11.htm">Se'ir</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/13-17.htm">Slaughter</a> <a href="/2_kings/3-24.htm">Slaughtering</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/24-18.htm">Worshiped</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/20-18.htm">Worshipping</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/2_chronicles/25-15.htm">Amaziah</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/25-15.htm">Amazi'ah</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/29-28.htm">Bowed</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/28-3.htm">Burned</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/27-5.htm">Children</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/26-16.htm">Destruction</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/25-19.htm">Edomites</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/28-17.htm">E'domites</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/25-15.htm">Gods</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/26-16.htm">Incense</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/28-3.htm">Offered</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/29-28.htm">Prostrated</a> <a href="/isaiah/21-11.htm">Seir</a> <a href="/isaiah/21-11.htm">Se'ir</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/28-5.htm">Slaughter</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/30-17.htm">Slaughtering</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/29-28.htm">Worshiped</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/25-27.htm">Worshipping</a><div class="vheading2">2 Chronicles 25</div>1. <a href="/2_chronicles/25-1.htm">Amaziah begins to reign well</a> 3. <a href="/2_chronicles/25-3.htm">He executes justice on the traitors</a> 5. <a href="/2_chronicles/25-5.htm">having hired an army of Israelites against the Edomites, </a> 7. <a href="/2_chronicles/25-7.htm">at the word of a prophet dismisses them</a> 11. <a href="/2_chronicles/25-11.htm">He overthrows the Edomites</a> 13. <a href="/2_chronicles/25-13.htm">The Israelites, discontented with their dismission, spoil as they return home</a> 14. <a href="/2_chronicles/25-14.htm">Amaziah, proud of his victory, serves the gods of Edom, and ignores the prophet</a> 17. <a href="/2_chronicles/25-17.htm">He provokes Joash to his overthrow</a> 25. <a href="/2_chronicles/25-25.htm">His reign</a> 27. <a href="/2_chronicles/25-27.htm">He is slain by conspiracy</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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The Edomites were descendants of Esau and had a long-standing enmity with Israel. This victory was significant as it demonstrated Judah's military strength and God's favor when Amaziah initially obeyed divine instructions. However, the victory also set the stage for Amaziah's subsequent spiritual failure.he brought back the gods of the Seirites The Seirites were inhabitants of Mount Seir, a region associated with Edom. Bringing back foreign gods was a common practice in the ancient Near East, symbolizing the conqueror's dominance over the defeated people's deities. However, this act was a direct violation of the first commandment (<a href="/exodus/20-3.htm">Exodus 20:3</a>) and demonstrated a lack of faithfulness to Yahweh, the God of Israel.set them up as his own gods Amaziah's decision to adopt these foreign gods reflects a syncretistic approach to religion, blending elements of different faiths. This was a recurring issue in Israel's history, often leading to spiritual decline and judgment. It highlights the temptation to conform to surrounding cultures rather than remaining distinct as God's chosen people.bowed before them Bowing is an act of worship and submission. Amaziah's actions indicate a personal and deliberate choice to honor these idols, showing a heart turned away from God. This act of idolatry was not just a political or cultural misstep but a profound spiritual betrayal.and burned sacrifices to them Sacrifices were a central aspect of worship in the ancient world, symbolizing devotion and seeking favor from the deity. By offering sacrifices to these foreign gods, Amaziah was not only acknowledging their supposed power but also rejecting the sacrificial system established by God for Israel. This act would have been seen as a grave sin, leading to divine disapproval and eventual consequences for Amaziah and his kingdom.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/a/amaziah.htm">Amaziah</a> The king of Judah who initially did what was right in the eyes of the Lord but later turned away by worshiping foreign gods. 2. <a href="/topical/e/edomites.htm">Edomites</a> A group of people descended from Esau, often at odds with Israel and Judah. Amaziah defeated them in battle. 3. <a href="/topical/s/seir.htm">Seir</a> A mountainous region associated with the Edomites. It is from here that Amaziah took the foreign gods. 4. <a href="/topical/g/gods_of_the_people_of_seir.htm">Gods of the people of Seir</a> Idols that Amaziah adopted after his victory, leading to his spiritual downfall. 5. <a href="/topical/j/judah.htm">Judah</a> The southern kingdom of Israel, where Amaziah reigned as king.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/t/the_danger_of_partial_obedience.htm">The Danger of Partial Obedience</a> Amaziah's initial obedience was not wholehearted, leading to his eventual downfall. True obedience to God requires a complete and undivided heart. <a href="/topical/t/the_influence_of_victory.htm">The Influence of Victory</a> Success can lead to pride and a false sense of security, making one susceptible to spiritual compromise, as seen in Amaziah's actions after his victory. <a href="/topical/i/idolatry's_subtle_snare.htm">Idolatry's Subtle Snare</a> Even a king who knows God's laws can fall into idolatry. Believers must remain vigilant against modern forms of idolatry, such as materialism or self-worship. <a href="/topical/c/consequences_of_spiritual_compromise.htm">Consequences of Spiritual Compromise</a> Amaziah's actions had dire consequences for his reign and relationship with God. Compromise in our spiritual lives can lead to separation from God and His blessings. <a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_repentance.htm">The Importance of Repentance</a> While Amaziah's account is a cautionary tale, it also serves as a reminder of the need for repentance and turning back to God when we stray.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_2_chronicles_25.htm">Top 10 Lessons from 2 Chronicles 25</a> <a href="/q/why_does_amaziah_threaten_the_prophet.htm">In 2 Chronicles 25:16, what accounts for the rapid shift from listening to the prophet to threatening him, and is this abrupt change consistent with Amaziah’s earlier deference to divine guidance? </a> <a href="/q/did_judah's_kings_follow_or_stray_from_god.htm">How did Judah's kings follow or stray from God?</a> <a href="/q/2_kings_14_7_vs._no_battle_evidence.htm">How does 2 Kings 14:7's claim of killing 10,000 Edomites align with the lack of archaeological evidence for such a battle?</a> <a href="/q/why_did_amaziah_adopt_edom's_failed_gods.htm">In 2 Chronicles 25:14-15, why would Amaziah adopt the defeated Edomites' gods after witnessing their apparent failure to protect Edom?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/2_chronicles/25.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>AMAZIAH ADOPTS THE EDOMITE FORM OF WORSHIP, AND SPURNS A PROPHETIC WARNING (<a href="/context/2_chronicles/25-14.htm" title="Now it came to pass, after that Amaziah was come from the slaughter of the Edomites, that he brought the gods of the children of Seir, and set them up to be his gods, and bowed down himself before them, and burned incense to them.">2Chronicles 25:14-16</a>).(14) From the slaughter.--From smiting.Brought the gods.--The Assyrian inscriptions often refer to this custom of carrying off the idols of conquered countries. Esarhaddon states that he restored the gods of Hazael, king of Arabia, at that prince's entreaty, after engraving on them "the might of Asshur" and his own name. Assurbanipal recovered an image of Nana, which an Elamite sovereign had carried off one thousand six hundred and thirty-five years previously.The children of Seir.--Bne Seir, the tribal designation of the Edomites (<a href="/1_chronicles/1-38.htm" title="And the sons of Seir; Lotan, and Shobal, and Zibeon, and Anah, and Dishon, and Ezar, and Dishan.">1Chronicles 1:38</a>).Set them up to be his gods.--Not necessarily abandoning the worship of Jehovah. (Comp. the conduct of Ahaz, <a href="/2_chronicles/28-23.htm" title="For he sacrificed to the gods of Damascus, which smote him: and he said, Because the gods of the kings of Syria help them, therefore will I sacrifice to them, that they may help me. But they were the ruin of him, and of all Israel.">2Chronicles 28:23</a>; <a href="/2_kings/16-10.htm" title="And king Ahaz went to Damascus to meet Tiglathpileser king of Assyria, and saw an altar that was at Damascus: and king Ahaz sent to Urijah the priest the fashion of the altar, and the pattern of it, according to all the workmanship thereof.">2Kings 16:10</a>, et seq.; also <a href="/context/2_kings/17-27.htm" title="Then the king of Assyria commanded, saying, Carry thither one of the priests whom you brought from there; and let them go and dwell there, and let him teach them the manner of the God of the land.">2Kings 17:27-33</a>.) Thenius says this contradicts <a href="/2_kings/14-3.htm" title="And he did that which was right in the sight of the LORD, yet not like David his father: he did according to all things as Joash his father did.">2Kings 14:3</a>; and it may be allowed that the chronicler portrays Amaziah in a darker light than the older account. This only proves independence of judgment and the possession of additional information. Thenius and Bertheau further suppose that the chronicler, from his theocratic standpoint, merely inferred the idolatry of Amaziah from his ill success against Israel. It is more likely that it was mentioned in one of the histories which the compiler had before him. . . . <div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/2_chronicles/25.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 14. - Brought the gods of the children of Seir... to be his gods. Amaziah's devout gratitude to God, and acknowledgment of him in the name Joktheel, was soon gone, and at the very last, grown confident, he loses all, and realizes the fulfilment of the "man of God's" prophetic denunciations. <a href="/commentaries/2_chronicles/25-14.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>After אַחֲרֵ֨י (’a·ḥă·rê) Preposition <a href="/hebrew/strongs_310.htm">Strong's 310: </a> The hind or following part Amaziah אֲמַצְיָ֙הוּ֙ (’ă·maṣ·yā·hū) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_558.htm">Strong's 558: </a> Amaziah -- 'Yah is mighty', the name of several Israelites returned ב֤וֹא (ḇō·w) Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_935.htm">Strong's 935: </a> To come in, come, go in, go from the slaughter מֵֽהַכּ֣וֹת (mê·hak·kō·wṯ) Preposition-m | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5221.htm">Strong's 5221: </a> To strike of אֶת־ (’eṯ-) Direct object marker <a href="/hebrew/strongs_853.htm">Strong's 853: </a> Untranslatable mark of the accusative case the Edomites, אֲדוֹמִ֔ים (’ă·ḏō·w·mîm) Noun - proper - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_130.htm">Strong's 130: </a> Edomite -- a descendant of Edom he brought back וַיָּבֵ֗א (way·yā·ḇê) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_935.htm">Strong's 935: </a> To come in, come, go in, go the gods אֱלֹהֵי֙ (’ĕ·lō·hê) Noun - masculine plural construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_430.htm">Strong's 430: </a> gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative of the Seirites, בְּנֵ֣י (bə·nê) Noun - masculine plural construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1121.htm">Strong's 1121: </a> A son set them up וַיַּֽעֲמִידֵ֥ם (way·ya·‘ă·mî·ḏêm) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5975.htm">Strong's 5975: </a> To stand, in various relations as his own ל֖וֹ (lōw) Preposition | third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/.htm">Strong's Hebrew</a> gods, לֵאלֹהִ֑ים (lê·lō·hîm) Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_430.htm">Strong's 430: </a> gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative bowed יִֽשְׁתַּחֲוֶ֖ה (yiš·ta·ḥă·weh) Verb - Hitpael - Imperfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7812.htm">Strong's 7812: </a> To depress, prostrate before them, וְלִפְנֵיהֶ֥ם (wə·lip̄·nê·hem) Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6440.htm">Strong's 6440: </a> The face and burned sacrifices יְקַטֵּֽר׃ (yə·qaṭ·ṭêr) Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6999.htm">Strong's 6999: </a> To smoke, turn into fragrance by fire to them. וְלָהֶ֥ם (wə·lā·hem) Conjunctive waw | Preposition | third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/.htm">Strong's Hebrew</a> <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/2_chronicles/25-14.htm">2 Chronicles 25:14 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/2_chronicles/25-14.htm">2 Chronicles 25:14 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/2_chronicles/25-14.htm">2 Chronicles 25:14 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/2_chronicles/25-14.htm">2 Chronicles 25:14 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/2_chronicles/25-14.htm">2 Chronicles 25:14 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/2_chronicles/25-14.htm">2 Chronicles 25:14 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/2_chronicles/25-14.htm">2 Chronicles 25:14 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/2_chronicles/25-14.htm">2 Chronicles 25:14 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/2_chronicles/25-14.htm">2 Chronicles 25:14 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/2_chronicles/25-14.htm">2 Chronicles 25:14 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/25-14.htm">OT History: 2 Chronicles 25:14 Now it happened after that Amaziah was (2 Chron. 2Ch iiCh ii ch 2 chr 2chr) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/2_chronicles/25-13.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="2 Chronicles 25:13"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="2 Chronicles 25:13" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/2_chronicles/25-15.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="2 Chronicles 25:15"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="2 Chronicles 25:15" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>